equal protection
noun
: a guarantee under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that a state must treat an individual or class of individuals the same as it treats other individuals or classes in like circumstances
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The district court ruled that, because of this disparity, the plaintiffs had been denied equal protection.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Schmidt filed a lawsuit a few days later, claiming that the restrictions to public spaces violated her First Amendment right to free speech and Fourteenth Amendment right to due process and equal protection.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
Arbitrary licensing laws violate equal protection rights.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The case is an equal protection suit, as the plaintiffs claim they were denied their Fifth Amendment right to due process after being placed on administrative leave without cause.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Schmidt filed a lawsuit a few days later, claiming that the restrictions to public spaces violated her First Amendment right to free speech and Fourteenth Amendment right to due process and equal protection.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
Arbitrary licensing laws violate equal protection rights.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The case is an equal protection suit, as the plaintiffs claim they were denied their Fifth Amendment right to due process after being placed on administrative leave without cause.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Equal protection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equal%20protection. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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